江西省吉安县第三中学人教版高中英语选修七课件：U2 USING LANGUAGE .ppt

1、A biography of Isaac AsimovUsing language 1.To develop the reading skills(skimming;scanning;generalization).2.To know about the life of Isaac Asimov.Isaac Asimov(1920-1992)A Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry,a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known fo

2、r his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.导Asimov wrote or edited more than five hundred books.Asimovs most famous work are the Foundation Series and the Robot series.While-readingTask1:Fast reading Match the main idea of each paragraph.Para1 Asimovs birth and death.Para2 Asim

3、ovs marriage.Para3 Asimovs experiences and education.Para4 Asimovs famous works.Para5 The brief introduction to Asimov.Para6 Asimovs attitude towards writing.思1920192219231929born in Russia.Sister born.Moved with family to New York.Parents bought a candy store.Mother had her third child.Started work

4、ing in candy store.Started to take himself seriously as a writer.1931Date EventTask2:Careful Reading Read about Asimov and complete the timeline of the events in his life._19391942-1945Began having stories published in science fiction magazines.Gained Masters degree in chemistry.Finished working in

5、candy store.Got married.Worked as junior chemist,Philadelphia Navy Yard.Got PhD in chemistry.194119481942_19501951-1953Became a biochemistry teacher,Boston University School of Medicine.Published his first novel.Developed three laws for robots.Published“I,Robot”.Published“The Foundation Trilogy”and

6、won an award for it.Published first science book.Became a full-time writer.194919531958_19731992Divorced his first wife.Had a blood transfusion.Became infected with HIV.Married the second wife.1983Died in New York._议 展评Finish the following phrases according to the text.1.因最著名的_ 2.搜查：寻找_ 3.因为_4.在岁时_

7、5.be pregnant with_6.help out_7.有的天赋_ 8.take sth seriously_9.以为根据_10.artificial intelligence _be known for search for认真对待某事怀有身孕at the age ofbe based onhave a talent foras a result of人工智能帮助解决问题 Language points1.junior adj.较年幼的；资历较浅的；地位较低的 n.年少者；等级较低者归纳拓展 反义词_学以致用 一句多译：Tony比我小五岁。senior adj.年长的；资深的 Ton

8、y is junior to me by five years.Tony is five years junior to me.2.talent n.才能；才干；特殊能力；有才能的人 同gift归纳拓展 _adj.有才能的 其同义词是_合作探究 用与talent 相关的词语完成下列小段落。Mary is a girl of many_,so everybody knows she is a _girl.For example,she _dancing and she is also a _singer.talented对有天赋have a talent fortalentstalentedha

9、s a talent fortalentedgifted在方面有天赋 be talented in/at(doing)sth3.divorce n.离婚；分离；v.与.离婚；与.脱离归纳拓展 divorce sb 与某人离婚；be/get divorced from 与某人离婚；脱离。学以致用 改错：He is married with his girl friend.合作探究 翻译：她去年和她丈夫离婚了。(用两种方式表达)_She divorced her husband last year.She got divorced from her husband last year.to4.ta

10、ke 的常见短语take it easy take over take intake up take off take ones timetake on take part in take ones place take sth as.take sth for grantedtake sth for example放轻松接管吸收；理解以.为例从事；拿起；接受起飞别着急，慢慢来呈现，承担参加代替某人把.认作认为理所当然5.Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination thatgave him the ability to explore future

11、worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanation of everything,in the present and the past.归纳拓展 翻译句子：_是句子的主要部分。that引导的_从句修饰_;介词with+which引导的_修饰_。动词不定式to explore future worlds 修饰ability。合作探究 He seemed to be looking for the words_he could express what he was thinking about.他好象正在找能表达他想

12、法的词语。阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力，使他能对未来世界进行探索，而且还有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解释。定语mindAsimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind。imagination定语从句with which 2)It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.这是一个_句强调It was when Asimov was eleven years old thathis

13、 talent for writing became obviousSelf-checking 检Asimov was an _(America)scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books._the age of three,his family moved to the United States and _(settlement)inNew York.He gained a masters degree in chemistry and _(late)got his PhD.He had a _for writing.When he re

14、alized it,he _(放弃)teaching and started to take himself_(serious).In 1939,he had stories_(publish).His science fictions are very popular_people because Asimov invented a_(theory)framework _was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future.Asimov had two_(marry)and two children.He died _AIDS in New York in 1992.American Atsettled latergave uptalent seriouslypublishedwiththeoreticalwhichmarriagesofAssignment 识记知识点，熟读课文。日日清 Unit2 -Period 3。